Ireland 129 for 4 (Prendergast 63, Hunter 28; Munisar 2-2
beat West Indies 128 for 7 (Henry 27*, Matthews 22; Murray 2-13) by 6 wickets
The West Indies have advanced to the semi-finals of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup despite a sublime Orla Prendergast’s half-century that helped Ireland claim their first-ever win in the competition.
Ireland chased down 129 to win by six wickets, but England’s 9-wicket win over New Zealand in the late game meant West Indies secured a top-two finish.
The Windies did at least keep the chase going long enough to ensure that they stayed ahead of Sri Lanka in the table, ending the semi-final hopes of Chamari Athapaththu’s side.
Ireland put the West Indies in and the returning Qiana Joseph got off to a quick start with two boundaries in the first over but she paid the price for that approach when she top-edged a sweep straight to the fielder off Aimee Maguire (2/22).
Arlene Kelly then removed Shemaine Campbelle for four and the West Indies were struggling to time the ball as boundaries proved hard to come by.